Building-block and wall



No. 750,562. ATBNTED JAN. 26, 1904.

' 0. N. ALLERDING.

BUILDING BLOCK AND WALL.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 5, 1903.

N0 MODEL.

UNITED STATES Patented January 26, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

BUILDING-BLOCK AND WALL.

SPECIFICAEIIION forming part of Letters Patent No. '7 50,562, dated. January 26, 1904.

Application filed November 5, 1908. Serial No. 179,935. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OLETUs N. ALLERDING, a citizen of the United States, residing at Mansfield, in the county of Richland and State of Ohio, have invented new and useful Improvements in Building-Blocks and Walls, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to building-blocks and walls constructed therefrom, and more particularly to hollow blocks formed preferably of plastic material, and has for its objects to provide a hollow block that can be readily and securely mortared or cemented to its adjoining blocks and which will interlock both horizontally and vertically, if desired, as well as at the angles in the wall, the same when built up producing a hollow wall possessing novel characteristics, hereinafter set forth. These objects I accomplish in the manner and by the means hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a section of an angled wall formed of my improved blocks, the same being broken away in places to illustrate the construction. Figs. 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 are similar detail sectional views illustrating the several forms of my improved blocks.

To form the straight portions of the wall shown in Fig. 1, the blocks shown in Fig. 2 are employed, the projecting rectangular-apertured tongues or flanges 1 in the ends thereof engaging the open ends 2 of the adjoining blocks, thus providing a lock horizontally for the courses and at the same time providing an extended surface to receive and retain the mortar or cement. At suitable intervals blocks shown in Fig. 3 will be employed, the projecting rectangular apertured tongues or flanges 3 in the sides thereof engaging the side apertures 4 in the adjoining blocks, located in the courses above or below the same, thus providing a lock vertically for the courses. While this vertical interlocking is desirable, it is not essential, and, if desired, the blocks shown in Fig. 2 alone may be employed.

At the angles of the courses in the wall the blocks shown in Figs. 4 and 5 will be employed, the projecting rectangular-apertured tongues or flanges 5 therein engaging the open ends 2 of adjoining blocks, Figs. 2, 3, 5, or 6, either of which may be used, or the side apertures 6 of the block shown in Fig. 4 may receive the projecting rectangular-apertured tongue or flange at the ends of the blocks shown in Figs. 2, 3, or 4 horizontally, as shown, thus providing an unbroken exterior surface.

The blocks shown in Fig. 6 are intended to be used to form window or door openings in the wall.

A wall constructed as above described will not only have its blocks interlocked horizontally and vertically, but will also have ahorizontal air communication through its courses, as well as a vertical air communication between the courses.

While I have shown the said blocks as rec tangular in shape, it will be understood that the cross-section of same may be made to form a segmental portion of an arc, so that a required number ofblocks will formacomplete circle in cross-section, the position of blocks being lengthwise and parallel to the axis of a tubular construction to adapt them for sewer, waterway, and analogous constructions.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A wall composed of a series of buildingblocks, each comprising a hollow body portion, and having means for engaging each other consisting of projecting apertured tongues or flanges formed therein engaging suitable apertures in adjoining blocks, the Whole adapted to form a continuous angled wall having its blocks interlocked horizontally both. along the straight faces thereof and at the angles thereof.

2. A wall composed of a series of buildingblocks, each comprising a hollow body portion, and having means for engaging each other consisting of projecting apertured tongues or flanges formed in the ends and sides thereof engaging suitable apertures in the ends and sides of adjoining blocks, the whole adapted to form a continuous Wall having its blocks interlocked horizontally and its courses interlocked vertically.

IO a corresponding aperture in its other end, a

projecting apertured tongue or flange in one side, and acorresponding aperture in the other side.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing Wit- 5 nesses.

CLETUS N. ALLERDING. Witnesses:

CHAS. M. FENTON, GEO. E. BEENEY. 

